Happy Birthday, Jacob!!

Jacob is four-years-old now!!!

*Jacob is really into turtles and ladybugs.  He likes his stuffed ones.  He likes the books we have about them.  He is especially into the "baby turtles."

*Jacob loves to build ships out of Lego blocks or various other toys or toy parts, and fly them around. 

*Jacob is a big talker.  He does not always get in so many words as everyone else in the family loves to talk as well, but if you give him half a chance, he will comment on almost anything.  He always has an opinion and loves for you to listen to him.

*Jacob really has a gentle nature. (This is especially good considering he is such a BIG boy!!  He was 11lbs, 15.4oz at birth and has been pretty-much off the charts since.  He has GIANT feet and is VERY strong.)  Although it still cracks me up when he collapses in tears every time Paul takes a toy from him.  Oh Paul, if you only knew what Jacob COULD do to you. . .

*Jacob's favorite movies right now are the Leap Frog ones.  (The Letter Factory, Code Word Caper, and Math Circus)

*Jacob seems very bright.  Since we homeschool, he often listens to Samuel sounding out words.  Samuel will be sounding out a word, sometimes it takes him a few times of saying all the sounds before he gets the word.  In the mean time, I have heard Jacob whispering the word from the floor where is playing with his trucks or what-not.  I have not tried "reading" with Jacob as he is kind of shy about it, but I imagine when the time comes he will be an amazing reader - if he is not already and just has not let on :)

*Jacob has a great smile.

May God bless you, dear Jacob, on your birthday and always my gentle, loving, joyful boy.  I pray your love for God and neighbor increase as you grow in virtue.